Zoom 606 Guitar Multi-Effects Pedal with Built-In Expression Pedal
35 effects types. 42 patch locations.
Overall User Ratings (based on 308 ratings)
Submitted October 24, 2004 by a customer from hotmail,com
"Best Value out there!"
Like I said before, the delay could be better, and the harmonist effect is definitely missing! All other features are great. Great Value.
Sound
The sound is really good, I have heard Boss distortion pedals that do not sound as good, for example. Excellent for small garage bands that wanna have some fun!
Features
It sucks that it does not include the AC Adapter, then again, it would not be as cheap. The Expression Pedal is excellent. You can do "Morello-like" stuff! I wish it had a Harmonist effect, kinda like Incubus "Nice to Know You", but it has other great things: distortions, pitch effects, etc. The delay effect could also be better, as far as the feedback and the depth is concerned. But it is fine.
Quality
If you are careful, this product, even though it is made out of plastic, should last. I have only had it for a couple of weeks, so I don't really know. Again, as long as you take care of it, you should be ok!
Value
If you just want to play small gigs with some cool effects, you should be ok! Don't expect to be able to sound like Metallica with this modest pedal. You can get really close though! Best thing out there for the price: best value!
Manufacturer Support
There should be a "Does not apply" option for this category. I have never had to deal with them.
The Wow Factor
The moment I read the features, the reviews and saw the price, I WANTED IT!!! I am improving my songwriting and even my playing skills with it!
Musical Background:
I've played the guitar for 7 years, in several bands.
Musical Style:
A Perfect Circle, Metallica, Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters
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Submitted January 19, 2016 by S G
"My Toy Box"
Picked this up about 15 or more years ago because I didn't want to invest in a line of stomp boxes. It still serves me well. Re-wrote many of the patches to suit my needs and sound tastes. Some of these drop jaws every time and have become signature sounds for me in the gig world.I am 62 years old and played since I was 11. I enjoy a relatively pure sound and want to hear the wood of the guitar in the mix and the zoom allows this because of the value adjustments.Bottom line - the pre-sets are ok but I prefer to tell the box what to do.Could use a bit more response in the pedal and some of the effects are noisy even using the ZNR settings especially when layering many effects to the same patch - but thats not my thing anyway.Another disadvantage is that the only way to add/subtract effects one at a time is to change patches utilizing the previous setting and adding the new one.Over-all the Zoom 606 was a good choice for me and recommend it.P.S. the ac adapter wire finally gave out. Purchased a replacement on line.
Musical Background:
50 years. Guitar.
Musical Style:
Almost all of the above. No classical - unfortunately !
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Submitted September 23, 2005 by a customer from yahoo.com
"better value and great performance. great for newbies."
first of all i bought it coz it's cheaper than other brands and it's allready complete. but somehow i need some other distortion sound that i couldn't unlock with the 606. a better version of this maybe would satisfy me truly.
Sound
it sounds sweet with the right setting. dorky settings could lead you to dorky soundng tones. you'll need to get used to it befire it becomes a true friend.
Features
it's made up of stiff plastic and a stainless thick metal plate at the bottom. the expression pedal may somehow loosten when used for wah or whatever for long period of time. it's kinda light so it somehow moves on stage. the real pain is when the rubber grip underneath comes of.
Quality
pretty nice for a multi effects that is much more cheaper.
Value
it's affordable and it could stand alone w/o other pedals. and why should you need other pedals? it's complete.
Manufacturer Support
they have a repair shop. just bring it to the authorized dealer you have purchased it and they would takecare of the rest for you.
The Wow Factor
the slick plastic feels good and looks so good. stylish indeed.
Musical Background:
amateur band member
Musical Style:
metal
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Submitted November 27, 2005 by a customer from hotmail.com
Zoom 606 Guitar Effects Customer Review
Sound
i love this pedal.you cant get any better sound for the price.
Features
great.at the time i bough tit i was loking for just a wah pedal but i found the zoom and i was happier with it.
Value
i only paid 50 bucks for mine but i would definately pay more for it
The Wow Factor
well all i can say is if u r looking for great sound at a lower price i would buy this pedal.i have already been offered a morley bad horsie for it but denied.
Musical Background:
active musician-3 years
Musical Style:
rock,blues,classic metal
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Submitted January 26, 2006 by a customer from hotmail.com
"Great little box at a great price"
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Very Satisfied
Sound
The preset patches kind of suck, but if you take the time to learn the unit you can get some great sounds out of it
Features
Loads of great effects and models, cant be beat at the price range it's in
Quality
Even though it's made of plastic this thing can take a beating, it's tough. I gig with it
Value
cant beat it for the price
Manufacturer Support
Haven't dealt with them
The Wow Factor
it's functional, and i like the silver finish
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Metal
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Submitted December 2, 2004 by a customer from hotmail.com
"Trust me! dis thing wont dissapoint u! Honest review.."
Overall this thing is amazing... good for beginners, i belive also good for experience musician who has no $$ ( like me hehe.. jus jokin)
if u have more $$ go for the GFX5..
Sound
The distortion is excellent could be a bit better though.. the mod is fine.. the wah is v digital n quite sharp.. but i m extremely satisfied with the sound...
Features
for such a small pedal... the features are aaalllloott1!! it has almost everything i need...
Quality
I will rate it 10 if it was made of metal... though its plastic its v strong n wont break easily almost lik a real metal.. onli stubborn pple who stomp hard on it n complain that it broke...
i havent use it for gigs cos i just bought it last week
but i will b using this for my coming gigs...=)
Value
i got for onli S$115 whcih is around US$45!!!... it should cost more but i m happy with the price cos i don hv much$$...
Manufacturer Support
I love zoom... because they sell quality product at a v affordable price... good especailly for poor musician lik me...
Zoom rockz!!
The Wow Factor
It looks v cool!! especially in black!!... n small!! it can fit into my bag easily...
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Classical, Christian contemporary, Rock, a lot more...
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Submitted June 26, 2004 by a customer from hotmail.com
Zoom 606 Guitar Effects Customer Review
kinda good, a bit newbie pedal but still good for pros, it's not just the effects that counts, its the music itself.
Sound
The effects are nice, it's so cool to get different sounds then only distortion. It gets your music way cooler
Features
A bunch of effects, only the WAH is not that good.
Quality
cheap plastic made, and i think it will break soon :/
Value
should have been a bit lower, it's not that much of a thing.
Manufacturer Support
havnt deal with them
The Wow Factor
i have it, 175CAD + 13CAD for adapter
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Submitted September 29, 2005 by a customer from yahoo.com
"This thing rocks and is built rock solid."
For the cash it rules...
Sound
I played the Digitech's and bought the Zoom. I know some people like the Digitech, but they either can't hear anything or don't know the difference. The distortion is excellent for the price.
Features
Tuner is cool. Effects are awesome. Wish the delay was a little longer, but had the same problem with stomp boxes.
Quality
All my bud's complained about the plastic case. The plastic case is is tougher than steel. I've had the pedal for over a year now and it's still rocking. (The digitech's RP model die after a year or so of abuse)
Value
It was five dollars more than the Digitech pedal and has lasted 6 months more my previous Digitech RP died. If this one brakes I will either replace it with the same model or upgrade to the 707.
Manufacturer Support
NA nevar had to contact anyone.
The Wow Factor
The gold color rocks and is easier to find on stage under the lights.
Musical Background:
Active Musician 18 years
Musical Style:
Classic Rock, Hard Rock
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Submitted October 1, 2003 by a customer from aol.com
"Zoom 606- for shredders like u and i"
I love it, buy it. The only bad thing is that the eq level for the reverb is not what i consider ideal, but everything else rocks. buy it. have lots of fun with it!
Sound
very good sounds and a very versatile piece of equiment. A very good tool to have in every arsenal of shredders and light jazz musicians (take it from me, im both). Can do pretty much anything in any style, so really good if u just wanna bring one pedal to a gig.
Features
Lots of great sounding effects.
Quality
Made of plastic in most models, but if your really stomping on your pedals that hard, then you dont know how to play guitar my friend.
Value
Man, i bought this other pedal that couldnt do have the ^ that this one does, and it cost 150.00 bucks more! WEAK!!!!!
Manufacturer Support
I had never actually owned any Zoom products before this one, but I was curious and i fell in love with this pedal when i played it.
The Wow Factor
looks pretty cool, especially in black
Musical Style:
jazz, rock, blues mostly, but i can teach evrything
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Submitted May 12, 2003 by a customer from hotmail.com
"beginners dream"
Sound
brilliant sounds, plenty of patches to store your own sounds, and all at a really good price.....
Features
the plastic chassis could do with a metal overhaul
Quality
again the plastic shell makes this look a bit like a toy.....sort it.
Value
superb price for this product not much more i can say
Manufacturer Support
havent needed any repairs etc.
The Wow Factor
i hate having to go on about the plastic shell, but u get the idea....
Musical Style:
Metal
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Submitted January 16, 2006 by a customer from yahoo.com
"This product is really cool coz i give you smooth feeling while on stage wherein you can select what effect you like during live"
I like the drive sound of it.
Sound
The first time i used it Im a little bit confused, but as you try to apreciate it then the operation are smooth even for live performance. I like the sound of it coz it was like you are having a lot of stompboxes in front of you. The sound analog but becom digital, well thats pretty cool. I love it! To make this product sound better is for the user to set their own desired setting because you can edit it and save. For example i set 1 patch to smooth and clean sound and then when the big chorus go i hit the other setting i used to boost my overdrive thats give me more drive using awesome power chords!
Quality
its good, but it shoud be made in a metal case
The Wow Factor
i think this product if i have one would be enough for me.
Musical Background:
active musician
Musical Style:
I play rock and alternative
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Submitted June 13, 2007 by a customer from hotmail.com
"in memory of my ZOOM 606"
well, the only reason im getting a korg ax1500g is because my 606 died, i still got it in case i meet someone who can fix it because i think it's toooo good of a pedal to throw away. R.I.P you were the best pedal i ever had (and my first)lol
Sound
i prefer this to my amp's distortion, some good choices, the expression pedal sounds strong with 9 different wahs, how did they do it?!?!? the pitch shifter is my favourite i can bring my tuning down for good old fashion death metal to anyone who owns one of these, plug in a microphone and hey presto!!! a realistic sounding voice changer. i love it!!!!!!! acoustic simulator is a bit bassy though
Features
the assignable expression pedal is very sharp and you can hear exactly what it's meant to be and can be used for wah, pitch shifting, volume, gain, and effect depth. The tuner is ace.
no power supply though.
Ease of Use
i never had the problem for the guy i bought it off had assigned some good effects already and he showed me how to use it.
Quality
i dont like the plastic, the paint has fallen off, i need to resolder the jack inputs and the power supply input, i dont even have the pedal anymore. it died you see. damn i miss it.
Value
good value for money but eventually it will die on you without the care and attention, but even then, death is enevitable
Manufacturer Support
i never made contact.
The Wow Factor
it's a very pratical pedal, small yet equally as good to larger effect processors, the silver looks great until it falls off.
Musical Background:
active musician
Musical Style:
funky rock, fusion also
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Submitted July 2, 2005
"Intermediate Pedal"
This is the perfect intermediate pedal so i say go for it.
Sound
Distortion is good, i like the drives, but u gotta set um up yourself because most of the factory released "patches" aren't that good, but with a lil fine tuning u can make this thing sound pretty good.
Features
Although it has a lot of effects, most of them are to "automatic" i guess would be the word, you cannot tweak them as much as i would like, but for something just to play around with and use different drives its not a bad deal at all.
Quality
This thing feel like plastic.
Value
Well worth it.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't had any problems :D
The Wow Factor
It is a nice pedal.
Musical Background:
PLayin guitar for 2yrs.
Musical Style:
Metal, Rock
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Submitted February 4, 2005
Zoom 606 Guitar Effects Customer Review
I think it will be great until my band starts playing out and i need some better stuff.
Sound
its pretty awesome. This is my first pedal so i dont really have too much expirience with them but i love this thing.
Features
The only bad thing is that you have to buy the ac adaptor seperate, but besides that it rocks.
Quality
I think it will last a long time because it is pretty sturdy and it seem to be made well.
Manufacturer Support
no problems yet
The Wow Factor
it looks pretty sexy
Musical Background:
hobbyist
Musical Style:
rock
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Submitted January 13, 2005
"i got the 411 on the 606"
perfect to learn how to utilize different sounds and perhaps write some interesting new sounds once you feel it out for a while
Sound
sound is pretty decent for the money,follow instructions(also easy)and invest in a dc converter,very worth the money.got my 9v jack at radioshack,make sure to buy the right one.
Features
35 effects i really enjoy about 30 so far,maybein time ill have need for the other 5,but even though i sofar only like 30 its probably just me, im very picky
Quality
when i first saw it in the box i thought,looks like cheese white metal junk,but it is very sturdy and looks really cool,parts are precision and at 80 bucks that would be hard to beat,even to match
Value
always lookimg for good bargins,thats how i found this product
Manufacturer Support
na
The Wow Factor
simplicity with style
Musical Background:
hobbyist
Musical Style:
all
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Submitted December 2, 2004
"great sound from a great product"
Sound
I reckon the 606 delievers a really good sound for todays modern rock guitarist. It has a great crunchy distortion setting, cool wah sounds (not just for soloing), and some good ideas to make ur own signature soloing sound. The only con about the 606 is its acoustic settings, they dont deliever the power and sharpness that i would preffer in my sound.
Features
It has many great features.
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Rock
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Submitted October 18, 2004
"nice heavy stuff"
verrrrrrry goog and easy
Sound
I would say buy this thing no doubt it is the best sound machine I have
I have a Boss metal zone but the sound created with this piece of equipment is much more heavier and accurater to the guitar. the "fabric"sounds are good but with a little tweaking and fizzling with the buttons you can make it greAAAt. once you heard it you will be amazed that such a powerfull sound is put into that box!!!
Features
no accesoires no problems... (has a long life with batteries and a superlong life on adaptor) :-)
Quality
nice and heavy plastic never broke it and it has survived maaaany things(like falling from car at 60 KM/H)
Value
verrrry nice price for the things you get
Manufacturer Support
don't know never needed them
The Wow Factor
nice color :-)
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